French Polynesia vs Samoa: Share of men who are obese

French Polynesia

47.4%

in 2024

Samoa

51.7%

in 2024

French Polynesia rank

9th

Samoa rank

8th

Share of men who are obese over time

French Polynesia
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 51.7% against 47.4% in French Polynesia, a difference of 4.3%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times French Polynesia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 9th and Samoa ranks 8th of 199 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of men who are obese
Unit: %
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to, or greater than, 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared.